Robert Duane Eager
Military
Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip Kemp OBS/TG, Sgt. Franklyn Higbie BT, 2nd Lt. Clarence Culligan N, 1st Lt. Julius Hoech B.
Front L-R: Sgt. Luis Santamaria TT, Sgt. Mario Biancalana RO, Sgt. Robert Eager FG, Sgt. Lloyd Jarreau FG.
The Quentin Bland Collection.
https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35688/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 69597 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 31 July 1944/ Munich (Aircraft Factory). Back L-R: Capt. Maruice Booska CA/CP, 1st Lt. John Bahten P, 2nd Lt. Phillip...
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Bahten crew. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39078503 / O-758284
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kalamazoo, MI | 14 May 1925 | Son of Deo Stanley and Cornelia Eager. |
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Died |
Kalamazoo, MI | 14 November 2007 | |
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Buried |
Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, MI | 17 November 2007 | Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
